Chamber presents next 'College Series'

The Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its next installment of its Chamber College Series on Thursday, focusing on aspects of social media and emails that include newsletters and announcements.

Donna Jackson, membership director, said the goal of the series is to provide assistance for small businesses.

"These can be of particular interest to those that may not be part of a bigger corporation," Jackson said.

Past topics covered in the series, sponsored by the chamber and AUM Outreach, have included healthcare reform and business building. There will be two sessions on Thursday, with email being covered in the morning and social media in the afternoon. Lunch is provided at noon, Jackson said.

For the email session, topics covered include different types of newsletters, what to write about and how to develop content, using images in communication and best practices for subject lines.

For the social media session, topics covered include the benefits of different social media artworks, do's and dont's for social media marketing and how to tell if your social media activity is working.

Prices for each session are $25 for chamber members and $45 for non-chamber members. Both sessions together come with a $10 discount - $40 for chamber members and $80 for non-chamber members.

Registration is required and is suggested to be done by Tuesday. Registration can be done by visiting prattvillechamber.com, emailing djackson@prattvillechamber.com or calling 365-7392.

Both sessions will be held at the Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 131 North Court St.